Deputy President of the Native Title Tribunal
- Admitted as a legal practitioner 1963
- Senator 1974-1990
- Member of the House of Representatives for Pearce 1990-1993
- Minister for Administrative Services 1978
- Minister for Aboriginal Affairs 1978-1980
- Minister for Social Security 1980-1983
- Deputy President of the Australian Native Title Tribunal 1995-2007
- Chancellor of Murdoch University 1995-2002